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inside the central mansion, there are 132 rooms, with a floor plan that unites the ground, state, and second floor with a centrally located oval shaped room. on the ground floor in the central space is the diplomatic reception room, with the map room, library, and china rooms complementing it on either side. one floor up is the state floor, anchored by the blue room in the center, with the state dining room at 1 did the hall, the east room at the other, and the red and green rooms of to either side of the blue state parlor. on the second-floor private residence, the yellow oval room is the central space, ordered by the treaty room, lincoln bedroom, and the queen's room to the east of it. presidential bedrooms and study, the west sitting parlor, and the family's private dining room to the west. >> if you took the white house by the hair of ahead and pulled it up out of the ground, it would be huge. you would not even imagine how enormous it could be. to basement floors, the west wing with sellers and basement, the east wing, and under all that a bomb shelter. you would keep pulling and
inside the central mansion, there are 132 rooms, with a floor plan that unites the ground, state, and second floor with a centrally located oval shaped room. on the ground floor in the central space is the diplomatic reception room, with the map room, library, and china rooms complementing it on either side. one floor up is the state floor, anchored by the blue room in the center, with the state dining room at 1 did the hall, the east room at the other, and the red and green rooms of to either...
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>> i think it depends on where i am in the united states. i think the countries are coming more together. i feel pretty comfortable going back and forth. >> who is the most angry with your writing? >> milton friedman fans were pretty angry with "the shock doctrine." the book is pretty tough on milton friedman. i think that there are probably still people who are most annoyed with my books. >> wanted to pick on milton friedman? >> "the shock doctrine" tells an alternative history of the globalized world. it is a pretty fundamentalist version of market economics. pretty much everything should be privatized. we have seen the results on wall street. "the shock doctrine" tells the story of how we got here and milton friedman played a big role in that story. not because his ideas were so or regional, -- so original, but he took that tradition to the masses. he was the one who did the 10 part series on pbs. he had that incredible talent for writing and taking economics to a public audience. he was a political adviser to many governments. the focus
>> i think it depends on where i am in the united states. i think the countries are coming more together. i feel pretty comfortable going back and forth. >> who is the most angry with your writing? >> milton friedman fans were pretty angry with "the shock doctrine." the book is pretty tough on milton friedman. i think that there are probably still people who are most annoyed with my books. >> wanted to pick on milton friedman? >> "the shock...
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that includes the big three grain producers, china, india and the united states. one of the most dramatic water stories that is the unfolding in the world is in saudi arabia. after the arab oil export embargo in the 1970's the saudis realize they would be vulnerable to a counter grain export environments because they were importing much of their grain so they began to figure out what to do. using their oil drilling-- they found an offer, and not cofer where there is not naturally recharge so they started pumping it and they had a support rhee for price about the market level and for more than 20 years they have been self-sufficient in wheat production, but last year they announce that the aquifer was largely depleted and they would be reducing their grain harvest 518 each year until by 2016 it would be out of the grain production business entirely and dependent on importers to feed what will then be a population of 30 million people. what is interesting about this is not so much the effect on the world grain balanced because the saudi wheat harvest was under half
that includes the big three grain producers, china, india and the united states. one of the most dramatic water stories that is the unfolding in the world is in saudi arabia. after the arab oil export embargo in the 1970's the saudis realize they would be vulnerable to a counter grain export environments because they were importing much of their grain so they began to figure out what to do. using their oil drilling-- they found an offer, and not cofer where there is not naturally recharge so...
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. >> have you voted in the united states? >> no. because i do not live in the united states. i only travel on my canadian passport. i do not actually have an american passport. if i moved to the u.s. and wanted to, i would vote in the elections. i would activate all of that. >> i have the new forward to your book, "no logo." coming out again in paperback? >> the 10th anniversary edition is coming out with a new foreword. >> all right, i am going to read some of what you wrote. this is what i track in the -- barack obama. >> yes, and this is what i tracked in the -- track in the book. the ambition of the super brands of the 1990's in companies like starbucks and nike and apple. the equated their ideas with this transcendent injury. they ended up making themselves -- this transcendent in the jury -- imagery. the ended up making themselves -- they ended up making themselves very vulnerable to their consumers demanding more of them. when a company like apple uses gondi in an ad -- ghandi in an ad, or anti racism in their market, it is usually because somebody at their advertising
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i thought they were vital to actually hear the living, breathing, cussing president of the united states trying to be, try to run a people's government. and i knew that that kind of record have dried up ignobly had recorded their conversations since nixon. my impression was that they are not keeping the kind of record data that will enable you to really find out today what george bush was really thinking before he went into iraq. you know, we're going to have to make do with the myth and the filters and images. and i wanted to do better than that. i was done that he wanted to do better than that. he was thinking about those things even before he took office. >> host: describe briefly 1972. how well did you know him? >> guest: we live together. were the two texas coordinator he asked if he could bring his new girlfriend, hillary, to our apartment so the three of us got an apartment together. hillary also worked in other states and even bill and i had the time, we were traveling all over like water bugs in the big state of texas. we didn't spend all that much time together. we were technic
i thought they were vital to actually hear the living, breathing, cussing president of the united states trying to be, try to run a people's government. and i knew that that kind of record have dried up ignobly had recorded their conversations since nixon. my impression was that they are not keeping the kind of record data that will enable you to really find out today what george bush was really thinking before he went into iraq. you know, we're going to have to make do with the myth and the...
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. >> now that same athlete is living his dreams out on the soccer field right here in the united states. >>> and the husband saving his wife's life, but they say the philadelphia phillies played a major role in her recovery. we'll tell you how that happened, and you'll hear her amazing story. you're watching net impact on >>> here is another tidbit for you. former president dwight eisenhower, gerald ford, and ron at reagan all reached the highest office in our land, but before they were president, they were each standout athletes in college. wow. now this. what a year it's been for this next athlete. his name is bofgio. the chicago fire welcomed the rookie mid-fielder to her roster, and being all to play in front of his own hometown has been. a a dream come true, especially when you consider that his journey began in another country where his memories of death and destruction still remain a big part of him. josh mora has gee or geo's story. >> i spent a lot of time playing with my family, so that's really basically it, that i remember, is just playing around with my cousins, running in
. >> now that same athlete is living his dreams out on the soccer field right here in the united states. >>> and the husband saving his wife's life, but they say the philadelphia phillies played a major role in her recovery. we'll tell you how that happened, and you'll hear her amazing story. you're watching net impact on >>> here is another tidbit for you. former president dwight eisenhower, gerald ford, and ron at reagan all reached the highest office in our land, but...
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because spanish troops crossed into what was taken to be united states territory. they moved down to just about there and america -- the united states' line was there. and it's effectively about 65 miles. now, you could have had war with no trouble at all. indeed, in october, 1806, wilkinson was discussing with his second in command, thomas cushing and at that moment the fate of the united states was in his hands if they had made the attack, the army would have been engaged, war would have broken out and the militia would have supported burr coming down the mississippi. burr certainly intended to take new orleans, whether it was a huge angry rebellious french population waiting to welcome him, waiting to give him gold and guns. ostensibly he was going to go to vera cruz to invade mexico but who knows? who knows? and on october the 8th, while wilkinson was talking to his -- talking to his second command, a young man came in with a letter from burr. and that really was the moment at which wilkinson had to decide was he going to be loyal it off jefferson? or was he go
because spanish troops crossed into what was taken to be united states territory. they moved down to just about there and america -- the united states' line was there. and it's effectively about 65 miles. now, you could have had war with no trouble at all. indeed, in october, 1806, wilkinson was discussing with his second in command, thomas cushing and at that moment the fate of the united states was in his hands if they had made the attack, the army would have been engaged, war would have...
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canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is such an emotional response that makes it very difficult to govern, and the role of the media does not help. particularly when the media is more visual than it is reality. the images tell partial truth, the humans do not tell the truth. they distort the american political system and indeed, the american political issue. it is astounding to me to see how people can claim a victory on today's news stories. it is going on today, as we speak. i find it very discouraging. i remained optimistic about the qualities of american society. its willing
canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is...
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the role of the united states i think is obvious to anybody here. the united states was the only country that conceivably could contain the soviet union in a military confrontation. but the communist party never was strong and communism was never really amounted to very much in the united states. so kravchenko, i mean his book was risk for the mill anti-communist but it didn't really change a great deal of the scene in the united states. the situation was very different in france. france by call the new germany meaning that just as the germany of post world war i was in a state that made it likely or at least highly possible that there would be a socialist revolution in germany this was the situation that now had obtained in france -- >> host: and we tend to forget that after world war ii france was simply got there, nests in france called eurocommunism. the communists were respected, that very many people out of the resistance were communists so people that fought the nazis and work tortured, the hero of the country were also communists, there was
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they found the united states came in 19th. but other countries that have much lower exposes have universal -- lower costs and have universal coverage -- for example, france and japan -- are ranked one and two. with much lower cost and universal coverage, they're getting better results. and some don't even want to debate going to health care? i mean, they're going to have a tall order to explain why they don't even want to discuss it. on infant mortality, the united states ranked 22nd. again, according to the commonwealth fund. again, countries that have universal coverage, much lower costs than we do, ranked number one, japan. france was number five. germany was number nine. and from my earlier chart, you will remember each of those countries has universal coverage and much lower costs than we do, and yet they are getting on these metrics better outcomes than we are. and it doesn't stop there. here's life expectancy. the united states ranked 24th. this is according to the oecd, the international scorekeeper. and again, japan,
they found the united states came in 19th. but other countries that have much lower exposes have universal -- lower costs and have universal coverage -- for example, france and japan -- are ranked one and two. with much lower cost and universal coverage, they're getting better results. and some don't even want to debate going to health care? i mean, they're going to have a tall order to explain why they don't even want to discuss it. on infant mortality, the united states ranked 22nd. again,...
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the united states and france. the role of the united states i think is the obvious to anybody here. the united states was the only country that conceivably could contain the soviet union and a military confrontation. but the congress party never was strong and communism was never really amounted to very much into the united states. so kravchenko, his book was written for the middle of the anti-communist but it didn't really change a great deal of the scene in the united states. situation was very different and france. friends i call the new germany, meaning that just as the germany of the post post-world war i, wn a state that made it likely or highly possible that they would be a socialist revolution in germany. this was the situation that now obtained in france. >> host: and we tend to forget that after world war ii. that france was in play, there were communist and friends, euro communism, that the communist that very many people at the resistance were communist. so people who thought the nazis and tortured by the nazis were also communist. there was communism and italy. and euro
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they moved down just like that, negative -- the united states american line. and it's effectively about 65 miles. now, you could have war with no trouble at all, indeed in october, 1806 wilkinson was discussing with the second in command how they could go to the war, how they could do a sudden surprise attack. and at the moment, the fate of the united states was in his hands if they had made their attack the army would be engaged, war would have broken out, the militia would have come out coming down the mississippi. aaron burr certainly intended to take new orleans whether it was a huge rebellious population waiting to give him gold and guns. ostensibly he was going to go on to invade mexico. and who knows, who knows. and on october 8 while wilkinson was talking to his second-in-command a young man came and with a letter from aaron burr will come and that was the moment at which wilkinson had to decide was he going to be loyal to jefferson or was he going to be loyal to his liking treacherous friend aaron burr? i want to read how terrible the letter was for w
they moved down just like that, negative -- the united states american line. and it's effectively about 65 miles. now, you could have war with no trouble at all, indeed in october, 1806 wilkinson was discussing with the second in command how they could go to the war, how they could do a sudden surprise attack. and at the moment, the fate of the united states was in his hands if they had made their attack the army would be engaged, war would have broken out, the militia would have come out...
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we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human authorities blame the embargo for economic problems existing in the country and receive international, public opinion by expressing its lifting. in fact they used the embargo to justify all of their own wrongdoings' economic inefficiency risk-management and repression. they feared losing that just as the panic of the idea having no excuse to prevent americans from coming in. in spite of the propaganda and the manipulation of what goes on beyond our tight boundaries most cubans find ways to know, are eager to listen, have a faith a
we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human...
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i think when you're dealing with georgia, a developing democracy, and the united states you have two very different kettles of fish in terms of flow of information, freedom of the press and all of these other things. so it's less of a dangerous situation here which is why i think there's potential to harness -- harness outsourcing and make it work for us. you would have a very different situation in a lot of other countries in the world. finally, with respect to the first question. i just wanted -- where did you go? there you are. yeah, just to point out one thing. you know, we're talking about the pentagon in development. that's a whole new thing. for the department of defense to consider development part of its purview. i would just ask ourselves whether that really makes good strategic sense. i think it's not so smart. that's my own personal opinion. i can go into that more if you want later. [inaudible] >> i'm not sure. but i do see those two wars as anomalies. we really to have make a distinction between wartime contracting and peacetime contracting. i think wartime contracting
i think when you're dealing with georgia, a developing democracy, and the united states you have two very different kettles of fish in terms of flow of information, freedom of the press and all of these other things. so it's less of a dangerous situation here which is why i think there's potential to harness -- harness outsourcing and make it work for us. you would have a very different situation in a lot of other countries in the world. finally, with respect to the first question. i just...
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, united states, and russia to contain him. i think he was eminently containable and did terrible overall. nonetheless, because of this fear of nuclear weapons, sanctions were slapped on them during the 1990's which were the necessary cause more deaths in iraq than were killed in hiroshima and nagasaki combined. terrorism was beginning to be a problem both of these are put in two high order, of course, by 9/11, which said it was also massively exaggerated. i call a massive extrapolation. osama bin laden and al qaeda represented a fringe group of a fringe group in 2001. fairly desperately trying to keep their names on the map. they were rejected by most violent jihadists because they were crazy. they thought they were stupid and immoral. the texted 9/11 basically suggest that was the case and then a massive crackdown on al qaeda. al qaeda still continues to be persistent problem for some people. probably less than 200 people running around in pakistan, according to a fair number of analysts, including american and egyptian intel
, united states, and russia to contain him. i think he was eminently containable and did terrible overall. nonetheless, because of this fear of nuclear weapons, sanctions were slapped on them during the 1990's which were the necessary cause more deaths in iraq than were killed in hiroshima and nagasaki combined. terrorism was beginning to be a problem both of these are put in two high order, of course, by 9/11, which said it was also massively exaggerated. i call a massive extrapolation. osama...
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i was working for the united states electronics command in fort mammoth as a civilian defense department civilian employee. and i was there on an inspection , on a p.r.c. 77, portable radios that were going to vietnam to our troops, and this was in 1972. and i was talking to this gentleman who was working in the maintenance department and he was going to vietnam for six years if a row, he was there 10 months, and came home for two months. and every time he came back, he was saying, we have to help the people of vietnam. we have to help the people of vietnam. host: i'm going to stop you on that point. thank you for your call and for sharing your story with us and we'll get a response. guest: thank you, david, for your service, first of all. in regards to -- i guess, david, your point is going with learning lessons from the past. it's true. you hear this phrase all the time while you're growing up up about how we repeat the mistakes of history, and then you reach a certain point in your career and your age and you start realizing that we do that. i'm not sure why we do that. if it's human
i was working for the united states electronics command in fort mammoth as a civilian defense department civilian employee. and i was there on an inspection , on a p.r.c. 77, portable radios that were going to vietnam to our troops, and this was in 1972. and i was talking to this gentleman who was working in the maintenance department and he was going to vietnam for six years if a row, he was there 10 months, and came home for two months. and every time he came back, he was saying, we have to...
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visit in the united states. that was an american decision that was never made in consultation with india at all. it was based on their judgment of india is important -- of india's importance to the u.s. with the decision is made, and the collaboration machine immediately moved into motion. both sides have to agree on what form the visit will take. it is everything from the details of the agenda to the cuisine and what is going to be served at the white house dinner. there's a lot of room for " -- for practical collaboration. but the fundamental decision to invite the indian prime minister is the president's role. host: when they print out the guest list tomorrow morning, what will you be looking at? guest: i will be looking into is invited, certainly, because i think it is a very good indicator of where the administration believes is important as they move forward with this relationship. it is also a good indicator of who they think is politically relevant to their interests because these events are often opport
visit in the united states. that was an american decision that was never made in consultation with india at all. it was based on their judgment of india is important -- of india's importance to the u.s. with the decision is made, and the collaboration machine immediately moved into motion. both sides have to agree on what form the visit will take. it is everything from the details of the agenda to the cuisine and what is going to be served at the white house dinner. there's a lot of room for...
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it's been suppressed the united states. and it's about the jewish influence in their society and interests that effects they're culture and way of life. i wish we would mind our own business and i wish israel would too and stay out of our government. thank you. guest: i think there's a lot of millionths and incorrect information about how lobbying works and how we get engaged. in this town the national rifle association are influential lobbies. groups that understand how to work in washington and promote they're point of view and they're effective. i think there's a very fine line and i think you may have crossed it between analyzing what's an effective lobby and actually becoming, i believe turning into antisemitiz m for jewish people if you go back 50, 70 years the reason why the united states and rest of the world recognizing israel and provided them with the opportunity rea&ly had nothing do with the nonexistent lobby and i believe the world is more complex than perhaps you're aing it to be. i think the united states ha
it's been suppressed the united states. and it's about the jewish influence in their society and interests that effects they're culture and way of life. i wish we would mind our own business and i wish israel would too and stay out of our government. thank you. guest: i think there's a lot of millionths and incorrect information about how lobbying works and how we get engaged. in this town the national rifle association are influential lobbies. groups that understand how to work in washington...
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united states, china, and russia. none of the countries are admitting secrets about how they are pursuing cyber warfare as part of the legitimate strategy for component part. the reason we are falling behind is because cyberspace is a battlefield that could easily be contested. there are no borders to it, but armies are not deployed at that are in land and sea and air. not -- much more difficult if not impossible to control that space the way you would a terrestrial space. i think all three of those nations, and others, have seen how critically important this is going to be to military strategy, both because military communications depend upon cyber, civilian, and if you could really cripple a nation's ability to see and to communicate, it is an extraordinary strategic advantage. we have known that for centuries in warfare. we know the internet, the web is so integrated in everything that i think a lot of nations estimations it would be foolish not to pursue this as a strategy. but obviously clearly the u.s. is out th
united states, china, and russia. none of the countries are admitting secrets about how they are pursuing cyber warfare as part of the legitimate strategy for component part. the reason we are falling behind is because cyberspace is a battlefield that could easily be contested. there are no borders to it, but armies are not deployed at that are in land and sea and air. not -- much more difficult if not impossible to control that space the way you would a terrestrial space. i think all three of...
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secretary of state, secretary of war, and finally, to term president of the united states, the fifth president. as governor of virginia he became the second most powerful figure in america. virginia then was america's largest, wealthiest and heavily populated state with 20% of the american population. it stretched all the way to the mississippi river and all the way north to the great lakes. it was enormous and the prestige and its importance of the governor was akin to the governors of california, illinois, new york and texas put together. and monroe was not only governor of america's most important state, he was a national hero in the revolutionary war. in other words he was a giant in his day and i don't understand why historians ignore him which is why i wrote this book to restore him to his rightful place in american history as the most important president in the early days of the nation. now some historians elevate john adams to historical prominence and most historians deify thomas jefferson and james madison and these were three great founding fathers and great political phil
secretary of state, secretary of war, and finally, to term president of the united states, the fifth president. as governor of virginia he became the second most powerful figure in america. virginia then was america's largest, wealthiest and heavily populated state with 20% of the american population. it stretched all the way to the mississippi river and all the way north to the great lakes. it was enormous and the prestige and its importance of the governor was akin to the governors of...
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this one goes to the united states. this one goes to canada. the american consumer have the privilege of paying $4.78 per tablet and the canadian buys it for $2.05 per tablet on june 4, 2009, when i priced it. mr. president, it's not just lipitor, although lipitor is the most popular cholesterol-lowering drug, but zocor, 20-milligram tablet, same thing. $5.16, $2.45, u.s. price versus canadian price. and, mr. president, i just used canada because it's a close neighbor. i could have used spain, italy, france, germany, and by the way, some of our folks on the floor of the senate who will support the pharmaceutical industry's pricing policies are pricing their brand name drugs, the highest prices in the united states -- i don't support that, but some will. they will say well, you can't really do this and do it safely, allow people to access these f.d.a.-approved drugs from elsewhere. well, the fact is in europe, they have been doing it for 20 years. they have something called parallel trading. if you are in germany, want to buy a prescription drug
this one goes to the united states. this one goes to canada. the american consumer have the privilege of paying $4.78 per tablet and the canadian buys it for $2.05 per tablet on june 4, 2009, when i priced it. mr. president, it's not just lipitor, although lipitor is the most popular cholesterol-lowering drug, but zocor, 20-milligram tablet, same thing. $5.16, $2.45, u.s. price versus canadian price. and, mr. president, i just used canada because it's a close neighbor. i could have used spain,...
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and capping off a 1979 to 1997 in the united states said it -- the united states senate. guest: when i was at the institute of politics for harvard for those two and a half years, i was asked that question so many times by the students -- which job did you like the best, which job was the most rewarding? oddly enough, i answered it in a funny way, and it surprises people when i answer it. i said, "you know, the most satisfying job i ever had was being state representative." i was young and i had a lot of energy. i was a lost it during that time did i do not advise anyone to go to -- i was a law student during that time did i do not been is anyone to go to law school and be in the legislature at the same time. my wife worked to keep me in law school. we had children. mark was born while i was a law student, actually. i had a great opportunity to be very close to the constituents that i work for, who put me in the job of being in the state legislature. i also think during that time that i was developing my own political philosophy, and i must say that i always thought i kne
and capping off a 1979 to 1997 in the united states said it -- the united states senate. guest: when i was at the institute of politics for harvard for those two and a half years, i was asked that question so many times by the students -- which job did you like the best, which job was the most rewarding? oddly enough, i answered it in a funny way, and it surprises people when i answer it. i said, "you know, the most satisfying job i ever had was being state representative." i was...
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ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid to cuban prisoners of conscience and their families. a former cuban diplomat, be laid low was expelled in september 1992 for lack of political confidence and when she refused to divorce her husband and, independent journalist and economist oscar espinosa. after he was accused of being a counterrevolutionary. ms. leiva will testify by videoconference from the united states intersection in havana q but and there is a 42nd delay in the transmission of what she will be saying. ignacio sosa is a board member of friends of bright siskel bata, a nonprofit organization that raises aid for the only non-g
ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid...
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we are active in brussels and in the united states. we are one of the groups that is trying to help foster the agreement and move the ball forward. we tried to advise delegates from different countries about ways to come together. host: a caller from cleveland -- cleveland, ohio. caller: there is a book called "environment overkill. don't i do not know if you have read it already. it is written by scientists at a university. rio climate change is happening, but i think people disagree -- real climate change is happening, but i think people disagree on why. i think we are arrogant to think that we can change or significantly alter any weather patterns. i do not know what you believe. i believe in conserving, but not to the point of advocating population control, which was the number one topic of the firstb-!arth summit in 1992 in brazil. i do not know if you were there or had anything to do with it, but environmentalists were telling us in the '70s that humans were the cause of the common ice age and acid rain would burn our skin in 10
we are active in brussels and in the united states. we are one of the groups that is trying to help foster the agreement and move the ball forward. we tried to advise delegates from different countries about ways to come together. host: a caller from cleveland -- cleveland, ohio. caller: there is a book called "environment overkill. don't i do not know if you have read it already. it is written by scientists at a university. rio climate change is happening, but i think people disagree --...
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no longer is the united states expect him to come back? >> for the crisis in honduras, there should be the implementation of the san jose accords. the sooner we get that implemented, the sooner we could get to what we hope would be a resolution to this crisis. [inaudible] >> that is a good question. i do not really know the answer to that. i am sure there is one. >> he says he wants to delay elections. >> there was an accord that the president and his team agreed to. we think that if we're going to address the issues of restoring democracy, if we're going to deal with the question of reconciliation, that the best way to do this is to move forward with the implementation of the accord. it is in the best interest of the honduran people. the want to end this crisis. as we have said, one of the most important thing that need to happen first is the formation of the national union government. we want to see that happen as soon as possible. >> on honduras? >> know. -- no. the statement between u.s. and china, there are still things going around
no longer is the united states expect him to come back? >> for the crisis in honduras, there should be the implementation of the san jose accords. the sooner we get that implemented, the sooner we could get to what we hope would be a resolution to this crisis. [inaudible] >> that is a good question. i do not really know the answer to that. i am sure there is one. >> he says he wants to delay elections. >> there was an accord that the president and his team agreed to. we...
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so were state visits to the united states. but that visit in 1939 was perhaps most famous for the fact that president and mrs. roosevelt took the king and queen to their home at hyde park new york and had a picnic for them. nobody remembers what was served at the state dinner at the white house. everyone remembers that the king and queen were served hot dogs. in the early 1960's president and mrs. john f. kennedy changed some of the state dinner practices. the meal was reduced to four courses. circular tables were used to preplace the formal single table. men and women left dinner and enjoyed coffee together in the parlors. prior to that time the women were expected to enjoy coffee in one room and the men with coffee and probably cigars in another room altogether. for the state dinner for the president of the sudan in 1961 mrs. kennedy actually invited the teenage daughters of then vice president lyndon johnson because she thought they would enjoy the after dinner entertainment. the girls telephoned mrs. kennedy to be sure the
so were state visits to the united states. but that visit in 1939 was perhaps most famous for the fact that president and mrs. roosevelt took the king and queen to their home at hyde park new york and had a picnic for them. nobody remembers what was served at the state dinner at the white house. everyone remembers that the king and queen were served hot dogs. in the early 1960's president and mrs. john f. kennedy changed some of the state dinner practices. the meal was reduced to four courses....
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states because one of these days, you will the president of the united states. if you ever get there, you will be sorry that you are there. the best day ever was the day that i left the white house. dodge the president is determined to make the house a home for his family. the home that they move into is a hundred and 45 years old and begin to show its age. >> when that truman came to see the white house on a two were -- a tour, she was appalled. she could not imagine living in that gloomy place. >> the roosevelt moved 13 van load of furniture. the place looked like a hotel that people had moved out of. it had begun to creep a lot and worry people. >> the wooden home is writing in is deemed a fire hazard. the first alteration detriment makes is to add an amenity -- the south portico is missing something seemed controversial during this time. located just off the oval room, the balcony is where the first family can come to relax while looking out over the south lawn. something president truman deemed essential. >> he wanted the balcony for convenience. they have
states because one of these days, you will the president of the united states. if you ever get there, you will be sorry that you are there. the best day ever was the day that i left the white house. dodge the president is determined to make the house a home for his family. the home that they move into is a hundred and 45 years old and begin to show its age. >> when that truman came to see the white house on a two were -- a tour, she was appalled. she could not imagine living in that...
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the united states ranked 24th. this is according to the international keeper. and again, japan, switzerland, france, universal coverage much lower cost, still ranked much higher than we did on that metric. japan, universal coverage, much lower cost than we do in fact have as much as ours. and again they were number one. switzerland, number two. universal coverage much lower cost than we do. and yet they ranked number two. france, universal coverage, much lower cost. they ranked sixth in the world. you know, it would seem to me we ought to look to evidence, and evidence shows there is a better way and that's what this legislation seeks to find. as seeks to find a better way to expand coverage to an improved quality and contain exploding costs and the key element of this health care reform plan are these, one of reduces both short and long-term deficits. i noticed in one of the newspapers circulated on the hill today, full-page ad asking how can senator conrad, who is a deficit hawk before this bill? because i have read the cbo analysis, the congressional budget
the united states ranked 24th. this is according to the international keeper. and again, japan, switzerland, france, universal coverage much lower cost, still ranked much higher than we did on that metric. japan, universal coverage, much lower cost than we do in fact have as much as ours. and again they were number one. switzerland, number two. universal coverage much lower cost than we do. and yet they ranked number two. france, universal coverage, much lower cost. they ranked sixth in the...
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if you join it, you're here to defend the united states. if you can't carry that out -- guest: but the army does need to single out those that are saying they are -- guest: i agree with you completely. guest: almost every jihaddist is a muslim. you not be overly politically correct where you ignore that fact. guest: general casey said the most important thing is we don't affect the diversity of the army. i beg your pardon? your job is to affect the country. i don't care about the dumb diversity goals. host: james is twittering in, i'm still waiting for some people to be fired. we'll go to chris in houston. good morning. on the republican line. caller: first i wanted to mention i agree with you completely. i do not believe sarah palin is really prepared to be president. but then again, if bush could do it, maybe palin could do it, too. host: you're calling on the republican line. are you truly a republican? caller: yes, i am. but i believe there's other republicans that are more qualified for that sort of leadership role. host: so who do you
if you join it, you're here to defend the united states. if you can't carry that out -- guest: but the army does need to single out those that are saying they are -- guest: i agree with you completely. guest: almost every jihaddist is a muslim. you not be overly politically correct where you ignore that fact. guest: general casey said the most important thing is we don't affect the diversity of the army. i beg your pardon? your job is to affect the country. i don't care about the dumb diversity...
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united states, china, and russia. none of the countries are admitting secrets about how they are pursuing cyber warfare as part of the legitimate strategy for component part. the reason we are falling behind is because cyberspace is a battlefield that could easily be contested. there are no borders to it, but armies are not deployed at that are in land and sea and air. not -- much more difficult if not impossible to control that space the way you would a terrestrial space. i think all three of those nations, and others, have seen how critically important this is going to be to military strategy, both because military communications depend upon cyber, civilian, and if you could really cripple a nation's ability to see and to communicate, it is an extraordinary strategic advantage. we have known that for centuries in warfare. we know the internet, the web is so integrated in everything that i think a lot of nations estimations it would be foolish not to pursue this as a strategy. but obviously clearly the u.s. is out th
united states, china, and russia. none of the countries are admitting secrets about how they are pursuing cyber warfare as part of the legitimate strategy for component part. the reason we are falling behind is because cyberspace is a battlefield that could easily be contested. there are no borders to it, but armies are not deployed at that are in land and sea and air. not -- much more difficult if not impossible to control that space the way you would a terrestrial space. i think all three of...
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india and the united states of america. >> cheers. thank you so much. thank you. thank you everybody, enjoy your evening. [applause] >> now, president barack obama delivers his first thanksgiving message from the white house this is just under five minutes. >> this week we carry on this distinct american tradition. all across our country, folks are coming together to spend time with family and catch up with old friends, to poke and enjoy a big dinner and maybe to watch a little football in between. as always, we give thanks for the kindness of loved ones, for the joys of the previous year and for the pride we feel in our communities and our country we keep in our thoughts and prayers the many families market this thanksgiving with an empty seat, saved for a son or daughter, a husband or wife, stationed in harm's way. we say special thanks for the sacrifices those men and women in uniform are making for air safety and freedom and for all those americans who enrich the lives of our communities through acts of kindness and general prosod
india and the united states of america. >> cheers. thank you so much. thank you. thank you everybody, enjoy your evening. [applause] >> now, president barack obama delivers his first thanksgiving message from the white house this is just under five minutes. >> this week we carry on this distinct american tradition. all across our country, folks are coming together to spend time with family and catch up with old friends, to poke and enjoy a big dinner and maybe to watch a...
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indeed transports like going home to the united states, it could be the cargo plane coming in with supplies. that put the wounded troops on their often with a nurse or some inflight medical care to keep them safe and healthy as they fly home. >> nisei the air force handed off to the army and they handed off to a operating base. where was that? >> it is one of afghans agricultural districts, traditionally, it grows much of the food that >> it is a paved road, maybe not up to u.s. standards. they're just trying to make a living in some unforgiving terrain. >> why does the military have a base there? >> in their minds, they're bringing the population into the coalition foaled in their building support for the afghan government. they talk to the farmers in a language they understand. the u.s. army has a battalion in the province with three companies, one in each district. those guys are spending most of their time understanding what kind of farming is going on, how can we help? and working with the afghan government to get them on that page. it is like an agricultural commune that wears militar
indeed transports like going home to the united states, it could be the cargo plane coming in with supplies. that put the wounded troops on their often with a nurse or some inflight medical care to keep them safe and healthy as they fly home. >> nisei the air force handed off to the army and they handed off to a operating base. where was that? >> it is one of afghans agricultural districts, traditionally, it grows much of the food that >> it is a paved road, maybe not up to...
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police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states was lost. he followed lance corporal jason bruce into a garage to ask for help and they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a racist. >> i think it's sad. this is a very soft-spoken person who is dedicated to serving god and serving church and from what it sounds like to me he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> allegedly called him a terrorist. bruce's attorney claims the priest groped bruce and he was defending himself. he's free on bond and the priest was tone aken to a hospital and released. >>> workers almost got hit by another rock slide and that one was caught on video. look at this. it's awfully close. a local news crew was turning the cleanup effort and able to get the video of the second rock slide. we understand a state transportation department geologist warned everyone there might be a second slide so moved them out of the way. u.s. 64 could be closed up to a week. >>> a woman went to lunch at mcdonald's and came home a ri
police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states was lost. he followed lance corporal jason bruce into a garage to ask for help and they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a racist. >> i think it's sad. this is a very soft-spoken person who is dedicated to serving god and serving church and from what it sounds like to me he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> allegedly called him a terrorist. bruce's...
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police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states limited english capability was lost. he followed jason bruce in a garage and asked for directions. they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a terrorist. >> it's sad. this is a soft-spoken person whose life is dedicated to serving god and the church and he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> bruce's attorney claims the reverend groped the man and bruce was only defending himself. he's free on bond. the priest was in a hospital and later released. >>> a lot of people are taking a second look at slugger sammy sosa. why he says his skin looks lighter these days. >> we're extremely proud of our military troops and want to honor them this veterans day especially in memory of our friend josh meadows who was fallen last month and just very proud to be a part of the marine corps and believe in what we're doing and fighting for america's freedom. thank you all. >> always faithful. of course on veterans day we salute all of the troops serving this country. parades under w
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states. virginia and new jersey will declare governors and wednesday the federal reserve meets to decide where the cost of money should be. the stock market will watch but the fed is expected to leave key interest rates unchanged at zero percent. >>> the fighters are showing off their best along with new tunes. a preview of the greatest hits collection. >> one, two, three, four. ♪ ynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynyny
states. virginia and new jersey will declare governors and wednesday the federal reserve meets to decide where the cost of money should be. the stock market will watch but the fed is expected to leave key interest rates unchanged at zero percent. >>> the fighters are showing off their best along with new tunes. a preview of the greatest hits collection. >> one, two, three, four. ♪...
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states took office. this congress -- >> you owe all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> well, yeah, but they're separate issues so it's -- anyway, it's kind of -- it was a strange hearing. the bailout was, of course, engineered before tim geithner got there, before president obama was in office. geithner basically said, i hate the idea of the bailout rescue, too, but his point was that, look, it saved the financial markets and the economy from collapse. you can say, tell that to the millions of americans who lost their job, but you could have more millions of americans without jobs. you could have something that looked a lot more like the depression is the argument if the bailout didn't happen. >>> it's that time of year when you have that meeting with your boss about your performance review and your pay. and you just might get a little raise this year. that's good news in a bad economy. last year's average raise was just 1.8%. companies are willing to spend a little more, sa
states took office. this congress -- >> you owe all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> well, yeah, but they're separate issues so it's -- anyway, it's kind of -- it was a strange hearing. the bailout was, of course, engineered before tim geithner got there, before president obama was in office. geithner basically said, i hate the idea of the bailout rescue, too, but his point was that, look, it saved the financial markets and the economy from collapse....
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everything united states cleared up once passengers were allowed out of the bus. the driver has been behind the wheel for six years. >>> a man, think about this, walks into his own funeral, people. shocked relatives tried to jump out of the funeral home's windows after seeing the man alive. can you really just wrap your mind around this? happened in brazil on the holiday known as the day of the dead. family members and friends mistakenly identified a body from a car crash, that's how this happened. the man says he spent the night drinking at a bar near the crash site. later, he didn't realize what was going on, later the body was correctly identified as another man from another town. >>> people caught with child pornography on their computers claim they aren't the ones who put there t. there. many say it was a computer virus. sometimes that right. an a.p. investigation has determined there are viruss that download child porn on to computers without the owners ever knowing it, some distributed by real pedestrian toe guiles who use the corrupted computers as a remot
everything united states cleared up once passengers were allowed out of the bus. the driver has been behind the wheel for six years. >>> a man, think about this, walks into his own funeral, people. shocked relatives tried to jump out of the funeral home's windows after seeing the man alive. can you really just wrap your mind around this? happened in brazil on the holiday known as the day of the dead. family members and friends mistakenly identified a body from a car crash, that's how...
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we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human authorities blame the embargo for economic problems existing in the country and receive international, public opinion by expressing its lifting. in fact they used the embargo to justify all of their own wrongdoings' economic inefficiency risk-management and repression. they feared losing that just as the panic of the idea having no excuse to prevent americans from coming in. in spite of the propaganda and the manipulation of what goes on beyond our tight boundaries most cubans find ways to know, are eager to listen, have a faith a
we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human...